"I picked up the pace of it quite quickly and it went straight in there.

"I've seen a couple of replays, it's a nice feeling. The boys really got around me in the changeroom. I will look back and think it was a pretty big moment.''

The incredible catch will make highlight reels for years and created a twitter meltdown with cricket fans amazed as the athleticism of one of the most amazing cricket catches of all-time.

John Dyson's famous 'goalkeeper' catch to dismiss West Indian Sylvester Clark at the SCG in 1982 is commonly regarded as one of the best catches ever seen on a cricket field. And Glenn McGrath's outfield catch in an Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval is also right up there.

Jordan Silk that is single handedly the best catch I have ever seen!!! Unbeleivable!!

Silk said some of Ponting's fielding prowess had rubbed off on him when he shared the Tasmanian dressingroom with the former Australian captain last season.

"I did a little bit of work with him last year when he was involved in our Shield team, a bit of fielding work,'' Silk said.

"He is very well drilled himself and I try to take the same pride in my fielding too.''

The Heat have now lost three matches on the trot and are the reigning Big Bash League champions are almost out of contention this season.

After axing Alister McDermott and Nathan Hauritz and unleashing teenage paceman Mark Steketee, the Heat suddenly had fire in their bellies as their bowlers hunted in a pack in front of their home crowd.

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